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meteorologist steve paulson is tracking the storm. that's a pretty shot there. >>> coming down on disputes between neighbors about second- hand smoke. the new law san francisco is thinking about to snuff out smoking. >>> and in contra costa county, we to have slow traffic as you drive between walnut creek and oakland. we'll tell you about that and the rest of the morning commute when "mornings on 2" continues. >>> researchers in china found a way to create blood cells using urine. researchers hope to one day use the new technique to treat diseases such as alzheimer's and parkinson's. >>> san francisco renters could soon find out ahead of time if they will be living next door to smokers. san francisco's board of supervisors could soon require landlords to give potential tenants a list of apartments where smoking is allowed. a city committee approved a plan and the board is expected -- board is expected to vote on it next ban. >>> 7:23. where is the smartest city in north america? one website says san francisco is the second smartest ci
meteorologist steve paulson is tracking the storm. that's a pretty shot there. >>> coming down on disputes between neighbors about second- hand smoke. the new law san francisco is thinking about to snuff out smoking. >>> and in contra costa county, we to have slow traffic as you drive between walnut creek and oakland. we'll tell you about that and the rest of the morning commute when "mornings on 2" continues. >>> researchers in china found a way to create...
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the nasdaq is also up 22. s&p down 4. now, u.s. stocks are not the only indexes affected. the major european indexes are down about .5 by now. in asia, most stock markets opened today end the year with losses also over u.s. economic concerns. australia, new zealand and south korea were all down more than .5%. in contrast, china's shanghai composite was up more than 1.50 after a positive manufacturing report. the other major markets were closed for the new year -- new year's holiday. >>> congress and the white house have about 13 hours to find a solution to the fiscal cliff. political reporter jamie dupree joins us via skype from washington. jamie, is there any progress being made? >> reporter: there were late night and early-morning talks. the leaders spoke by telephone. the things did not work out very well between the speaker and president obama. they didn't work out too well between the senate republican leader and the senate majority leader harry reid either. reid stepped back and now mitch mcconnell, the republican leader, is negotiating director with vice president b
the nasdaq is also up 22. s&p down 4. now, u.s. stocks are not the only indexes affected. the major european indexes are down about .5 by now. in asia, most stock markets opened today end the year with losses also over u.s. economic concerns. australia, new zealand and south korea were all down more than .5%. in contrast, china's shanghai composite was up more than 1.50 after a positive manufacturing report. the other major markets were closed for the new year -- new year's holiday....
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and with the aging of the population, i guarantee you will be somewhere around 22% gdp. wouldn't it be nice if we could acknowledge that and say what's the most bowl, efficient way to structure a tax system, probably progressive consumption tax direct it in ways to accomplish a whole host of object is. as long as you have that pledge to which members signed, it's hopeless. the republican party cannot be a player in any constructive resolution of the problems confronting the country. there is no political space for a third-party to occupy. it's based on a presumption. we have two extreme parties and there's this great center to mobilize and i'm deeply skeptical that there's room for such a party and would really play a constructive role. is it going to get worse than it is now instead of just looking worse? and are we en route to the status of greece? not at all. the simple truth is we are almost close to a position with the status quo would solve our problems. that is to say the expiration of the tax cuts pretty much take care of our intermediate deficit problem and impl
and with the aging of the population, i guarantee you will be somewhere around 22% gdp. wouldn't it be nice if we could acknowledge that and say what's the most bowl, efficient way to structure a tax system, probably progressive consumption tax direct it in ways to accomplish a whole host of object is. as long as you have that pledge to which members signed, it's hopeless. the republican party cannot be a player in any constructive resolution of the problems confronting the country. there is no...
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in other huj fund news, john paulson said friday that his funds experienced mixed returns in november. we got wind of this. softer gold prices weighed on some portfolios. not much time for -- the predictions to be right. >> some will do well based on housing, right? >> yes. everybody said gold was going over 2,000. it didn't. the merger, arbitrage focus partners fund climbed 1.4% in november and is up 6.7% for the year. the firm's biggest portfolio, the credit opportunity fund was flat for the month. it is up 5.6% for the year. >> i like that. >> yeah b, i got weight watchers and twinkies. if you want to see the twinkies table, this td is it. this is the official drop dead date for those making an offer for the baker. there are nearly 200 interested parties, but sources close to the process are anticipating a few dozen real committed bids will emerge. kayla tauschis will join us in the next hour with a look at twinkies and the other hostess brands, the products buying attention for buyers. >> apparently the products that are most wanted, the brand that is most wanted is not twinkies.
in other huj fund news, john paulson said friday that his funds experienced mixed returns in november. we got wind of this. softer gold prices weighed on some portfolios. not much time for -- the predictions to be right. >> some will do well based on housing, right? >> yes. everybody said gold was going over 2,000. it didn't. the merger, arbitrage focus partners fund climbed 1.4% in november and is up 6.7% for the year. the firm's biggest portfolio, the credit opportunity fund was...
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down some 22 bucks. >> yeah. yeah. it's really an interesting thing. it has been lately when you talk about gold, when the lopes up for the fiscal cliff, gold is down. today, we are just seeing some liquidation overall. as far as natural gas, natural gas again also being the opposite. today was down, yesterday, bouncing this morning, up about 2%. certainly the fact that we are seeing that snow in the midwest, saw poor mike seidel thought in the snow that is helping. also seeing heating oil now coming off of the lows, moving into positive territory this morning. as far as the number coming up here in just a minute or so the expectation is for a withdrawal of 74 billion cubic feet that's below the number we saw this week last year, about 100 billion cubic feet and well below the five-year average about 140 billion cubic feet or so we all know the story. we have a lot of natural gas production, a lot in storage and that has really been an impediment. last week, we saw a total injection of 2 billion cubic feet's, bit of a surprise. the number due out here
down some 22 bucks. >> yeah. yeah. it's really an interesting thing. it has been lately when you talk about gold, when the lopes up for the fiscal cliff, gold is down. today, we are just seeing some liquidation overall. as far as natural gas, natural gas again also being the opposite. today was down, yesterday, bouncing this morning, up about 2%. certainly the fact that we are seeing that snow in the midwest, saw poor mike seidel thought in the snow that is helping. also seeing heating...